Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-19

Saccarappa correspondent of the Portland
Express, an instance of a recent exchange of
a farm on the north side of the river which
sold few years since for $3.50, and the
purchaser of that date sold it the other day
for $1,000. The farm has not been improved
except the ordinary amount of cultivation.
The parties who claim that the nearness OF
the village is only detriment to the farming
interest are requested to read and ponder.
Tha Brunswick electric light company will
put in a new dynamo for the incandescent
lights, and the Messrs Scribners are setting a
new Chase wheel to run it, so that all diff
Guilty with the incandescent lights will be
relieved. What little trouble has arisen
about the use of water has been adjusted.
Edward P Burnham, Bridgton Academy
boy and distinguished member of the
Masonic and Odd Fellow fraternities, is tc
return to Ssco from Massachusetts to take
the presidency of the banking institution
victimized by young McNeleey.
HANCOCK.
The Bar Harbor cornet band has reorQan
ICED and elected DR.. John T. Hinch leader
twelve in number, and will begin practicing
The Jonesboro Lumber Company now have
their seventh vessel on the stocks. She is Of
about $50 tons, has been christened the Vol
unseer, and will be launched Sept. 10. A
contr act has been closed for another vessel
to be commenced in November. The com
pany employed last winter from l35 to 20C
men in the woods, and will do fully as large
business the coming winter.
The body of Young Shepherd who was
drowned at Castine recently has not yet been
discovered, and there is little doubt but that
it has gone out to sea. The revenue cutter
Woodbury. went into the harbor and fired
heavy guns hoping to raise the remains but it
did no good.
Miss Marie Stewart, of Bangor, who has
been very i'll with diphtheria at the Summit
House, Green Mountain, died Thursday.
"Many persons" says the Bangor CONNER.
cial, "have wondered how she could take
diphtheria on Green Mountain, and the sick
ness certainly was caused in a very peculiar
manner. 1t seems that in her rambles on the
side of the mountain, she came upon an old,
disused we'll. Being very thirsty she made a
small birch bark cup, and took drink of the
water. Soon after she was taken violently
ILL.,"
The Rockland Opinion says: frankie, a
son of Mr.. Melvin Pratt on Tuesday, fell
from the chamber of Mr.. Cochrans barn, on
Grace street, while at play, and dislocated
his left arm at the elbow.-A little son of
Mr.. William Burley, three years of age,
residing at the South End, while PLAYING in
the street, Wednesday afternoon, was struck
by passing team, and was saved from being
seriously injured by little wheelbarrow that
he had, which protected him and was wrecked
by the collision.
PENOBsCOT.
The Union Publishing Company of Bangor,
has purchased the three newspapers hereto
fore published by Mr.. Frank X. Smith OF
that CITY, The Up-River News" "The
Slate Mr.. Charles A. Freese of Bangor
will be the business manager of the company
and the papers in the future will be under his
direction.
The boiler made by the Penobscot Steam
Boiler Company for heating City Hall and
the Municipal Court building, is being placed
in position in the basement of the former
building. The pipes and radiators have
already been put in position and everything
will be in readiness in few days for heating
the buildings.
Mr.. w. M. Peaks, the engineer on the d.
& N. R. R., explained to us, says the editor
of the Dexter Gazette, the other day, some
thing that we never knew before about loco
motives. The boiler of each locomotive is
encased with layer of pine oards,-"and
the best of pine" These boards, in narrow
strips, cover the rough heavy iron of the
boiler and the solid projecting bolts. Over
the board covering is the smooth blue sheet
iron which appears to the sight OF the ordi-
nary observer. Besides the fine sheetiron
outer covering, giving the locomotive boiler
a finished appearance, the woodwork inside
is supposed to save fnel by helping, in its
non conducting properties, to retain the heat
within.
PIsCATAQUIs.